Where does “diro” come from?

diro (Italian) comes from Latin dirus, from Proto-Italic deiros, from Proto-Indo-European dwey- — to fear.

diro (Italian): dire, terrible

Definitions

  1. dire, terrible

Ancestry of “diro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindirusfearful; ominous; dreadful, detestable
2Proto-Italicdeiros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-to fear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwey- →Every word from Proto-Italic deiros →Every word from Latin dirus →